ÒWhen people are able to stay where they consider home they are happier and healthier. ThatÕs what we do. We help people successfully age in place,Ó said Carol Heape, executive director of Elder Options. Heape founded Elder Options 22 years ago while studying for her masterÕs degree in social work. At the time she was [...]

Democrat correspondent FOLSOM Ñ El Dorado County residents were part of group that packed the Folsom Community Center Thursday evening to hear from Republican gubernatorial front runner and former Ebay executive Meg Whitman. Whitman, who will have to secure her partyÕs nomination next month before taking on Democrat Jerry Brown in November, did manage to [...]

The following is MayÕs Senior Nutrition Menu for El Dorado County Ñ a nice place to dine serving the over 60 crowd. The suggested donation is $3 for anyone 60 or older. Lunch is served from noon to 12:30 p.m. Menus are subject to change without notice. For more information call one of the following [...]

ItÕs a disease not many people talk about. The subject might induce a snicker or an uncomfortable silence and thatÕs part of the problem. Yet itÕs a serious matter Ñ a killer responsible for more deaths in young men than breast cancer is in young women. ItÕs highly treatable when found early, but can be [...]

Cameron Park Rotary Club Community Observatory This month Saturn, the second largest planet in the Solar System, is one of the planets that can be seen in the evening sky. It is the sixth planet from the Sun and has been called the Òjewel of the solar systemÓ because of its beautiful rings. Saturn has [...]

El Dorado County EDITOR: In a recent letter to the editor it was stated by an individual that the county offers new employees signing bonuses of $6,000 all the time. The letter also implied that it was not unusual for the county to reimburse new employees for up to $5,000 for their moving expenses if [...]

Cameron Park EDITOR: My husband and I are among the 70 percent of Americans who were/are for health care reform and even though we didnÕt get the public option passed, we believe itÕs a positive step in the right direction to finally be offering Americans better and more affordable health care selection, more focus on [...]